The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-08-10
a New Road.

There has just been organized in the
vicinity of Jennings new railroad eli.
terprise which promises to become a
strong factor in the improvement OF
that section of country. The organi-
zers are Messrs. E. Desha, V Lodoux,
d. Herbert, d. Sweet, l.. j. Cutting
and McFarlane. The road proposed
will run from Alexandria on the north,
nearly due south to Jennings and Lake
Arthur. The line will be about $50
miles long and will pass through a
very rich country. 1t will be styled
she "St. Paul, Alexandra, Jennings,
Sake Arthur and Gulf Line" The
work On this road will be comparative
ly easy, as the grades will not be
great. This line will have its origin
at Duluth, from which place there is a
completed road down to Little Rock.
There is q company with two and a
half millions of capital about to build
a direct line from Little Rock to Alex
andria via Monroe. This, with the
Gulf Division, will make direct line
from the far West to the Gulf of Mex
ico.- Times Democrat.
A SPECIAL to the Times Democrat, of
date Alexandria, La, Aug. 9Th, says
Tho Pcninah (Which steamboat left New
Orleans last Saturday. arrived here this
morning at 5 o'clock. At Old river she
had quite siege and was delayed pulling
fifty hours. From Capt. Boartlman the
Times Democrat correspondent learned
that to get over he was compelled to build
i'll all, 2i0 feet of jcttics, half of which
are permanent and will stand, the other
being temporary and artificial. The ma
torial with which this work was done was
procured near where tho boat was de
layed. lie met the Scully there, and but
Tor her timely assistance he would not
two feet of water in the channel, which,
after the jetties We're completed, was in
creased to four feet, enough to let him
go through. The distractions consists,
tho Captain says, of three bars, which are
500 feet in length altogether. Capt. i. is
indignant at the poor work done by the
government at Old river this season, and
pronounces it shame and an outrage,
both to the steamboatmen and the people
who patronize the river craft.
Though nm enormous sum has been APP
propriatod by Congress for this work, not
move has rs yet been made to remedy
The matter. This same work was well
done few years back by the State when
only $4,000 was appriatcd for the pur-
pose, and now when Congress appropri-
ates four times that amount, no work is
done at.all. From that point here there
is n magnificent stage Of water. The bur
den will necessarily fall upon those who
get their produce by the river. Naviga-
ton will be closed and the shipper will
be ut the mercy of the railroads.
Capt. Boardman says if the Red River
and Coast Line Company could get the
eco appropriated he would guarantee
q seven foot channel 4a n hoars. Cant
Woods did this work in 1880 or 1881, and
did it we'll. Since that time the govern
mcnt has haudlcd il and made a bun.lc
at it every time.
The Pcnihah had in tow three hargcs
and at Old river was compelled 10 taxi,
of every package of freight. When he
returns Capt Boar,lman will not go home |
with the Pennah, but will stay on thu |
s'tle "t The SHALLOW WATER aud viii rcsori
10 the 'idhaitt b;t,fn1as At West Melville :